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          SUPERVISOR. VITIELLO. GOOD MORNING. WOULD YOU JOIN ME IN PRAYER? ALMIGHTY GOD, WE THANK YOU FOR THE RICH HISTORY OF ARIZONA AND PINAL COUNTY
AND FOR THE GENERATIONS WHO HAVE SHAPED THIS COMMUNITY. 
          FOR THE MANY PEOPLE WHO FAITHFULLY SERVE ITS RESIDENTS TODAY,
WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THOSE WHO GIVE THEIR TIME AND ENERGY AND LEADERSHIP TO THE RESPONSIBILITY OF PUBLIC SERVICE. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING TOGETHER PEOPLE FROM DIFFERENT
BACKGROUNDS, EXPERIENCES AND PERSPECTIVES UNITED BY SHARED HOPE FOR THE WELL-BEING AND FUTURE OF THIS
COMMUNITY. 
          WE LIFT UP THIS BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND GIVE THANKS FOR THE IMPORTANT WORK THEY DO ON
BEHALF OF OUR RESIDENTS. 
          THEIR DECISION. HELP SHAPE THE DAILY LIVES OF COUNTLESS FAMILIES,
INCLUDING MY OWN, AND WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR ALL THOSE WHO SERVE THROUGHOUT COUNTY GOVERNMENT. WE RECOGNIZE THE MANY COMMUNITY PARTNERS WHOSE WORK STRENGTHENS PINAL COUNTY. 
          THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND EDUCATORS. CHURCHES AND FAITH COMMUNITIES. 
          NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, LOCAL BUSINESSES, TRIBAL COMMUNITIES,
FIRST RESPONDERS, VOLUNTEERS ALL OF THESE HAVE THEIR OWN UNIQUE CALLING AND RESPONSIBILITY, AND THEIR COLLECTIVE EFFORTS HELP FAMILIES FIND,
SUPPORT CHILDREN FIND OPPORTUNITY, NEIGHBORS FIND CARE, AND COMMUNITIES FLOURISH BECAUSE OF PEOPLE LIKE THOSE THAT ARE IN
THIS ROOM. 
          MAY THE BOARD'S LEADERSHIP CONTINUE TO FOSTER THE PARTNERSHIPS AND PROVIDE THE RESPONSIBLE
STEWARDSHIP THAT HELP THIS IMPORTANT WORK THRIVE. 
          AND AS OUR COMMUNITY APPROACHES ANOTHER ELECTION SEASON,
WE GIVE THANKS FOR THOSE WHO WORK TO ENSURE THAT RESIDENTS CAN PARTICIPATE IN THIS CIVIC PROCESS WITH CONFIDENCE THAT THE ELECTIONS ARE ADMINISTERED WITH CARE AND INTEGRITY. 
          MAY WE CONTINUE TO FIND OPPORTUNITIES TO WORK TOGETHER,
CELEBRATING WHAT UNITES US, NOT WHAT DIVIDES US AND SERVE OUR NEIGHBORS ACROSS EVERY DIFFERENCE OF BACKGROUND OR BELIEF. WE CLOSE WITH THE WORDS FROM PSALM 90,
VERSE 17, WHICH SAYS, MAY THE LORD FAVOR. MAY THE FAVOR OF THE LORD OUR GOD REST ON US. 
          ESTABLISH THE WORK OF OUR HANDS. YES, ESTABLISH THE WORK OF OUR HANDS. 
          AND THAT'S WHAT WE PRAY YOU DO TODAY, LORD. MAY THE BLESSING REST UPON THIS BOARD EVERY
PUBLIC SERVANT AND ALL WHO LABOR FOR THE GOOD OF PINAL COUNTY. 
          MAY THEIR WORK BEAR LASTING FRUIT. IN THIS COMMUNITY WHERE FAMILIES FLOURISH,
FUTURE GENERATIONS HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO THRIVE, AND EVERY RESIDENT IS TREATED WITH DIGNITY AND CARE. 
          IN JESUS NAME WE PRAY. AMEN. PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE. 
          PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR
WHICH IT STANDS. 
          ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. 
          SO, AS YOU CAN TELL, SUPERVISOR MCCLURE IS AWAY. 
          SO I'M GOING TO RUN THE MEETING. SO IT'LL BE A LITTLE MORE BORING TODAY. 
          [1. County Manager's Report (Information Only). (Leo Lew)]
SO WE'LL GO RIGHT INTO THE COUNTY MANAGER'S REPORT. 
          LEO. THANK YOU CHAIRMAN. GOOD MORNING. AS YOU ALL KNOW,
OUR REPORTER DAN LEWIS IS DONE AN EXCELLENT JOB WITH DEVELOPING PROCEDURES AND HAVING HER TEAM PREPARED PRACTICING THOSE TO MAKE SURE
THEY'VE REFINED THEM, GET IT DOWN TO A SCIENCE AND AN ART WHEN IT COMES TO RUNNING ELECTIONS. 
          THEY HAVE IMPROVED TRAININGS WITH HANDS ON EXERCISES FOR POLL WORKERS AND MADE A LOT OF
PROGRESS THERE. 
          ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THAT SHE AND HER TEAM ARE REALLY GOOD AT IS COLLABORATING WITH THE
OTHER JURISDICTIONS AND STAKEHOLDERS IN THE SYSTEM'S OTHER COUNTIES, CITIES AND TOWNS. SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE AND EVERYBODY ELSE,
THE PARTIES WHO PARTICIPATE. 
          AND SO HER AND OUR DIRECTOR, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND EMERGENCY MANAGER COREY
REDDIN, HELPED TO FACILITATE AND CREATE A TABLETOP EXERCISE BACK ON SEPTEMBER 23RD THAT HAD GREAT
PARTICIPATION AND GAVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR STAKEHOLDERS TO PRACTICE RESPONSE IN DIFFERENT SITUATIONS THAT MAY
OCCUR ON ELECTION DAY AND EXPERIENCE OUR FACILITY THERE HERE IN FLORENCE. SO IF WE COULD MISS KENNEDY,
IF WE PLAY THAT VIDEO AND HIGHLIGHT THAT EVENT. 
          THANK YOU. WE USE TABLETOP EXERCISES TO WALK THROUGH CERTAIN SCENARIOS WHERE WE COULD HAVE CHAOS. WE COULD HAVE DISRUPTERS, WE COULD HAVE POWER OUTAGES AT THE POLLS ON ELECTION
DAY. 
          YOU KNOW, THESE TABLETOP EXERCISES, THEY CAN BE PRETTY DRY,
PRETTY BORING, EVEN THOUGH YOU MIGHT LEARN A LOT. 
          THEY'RE NOT VERY EXCITING. THIS TIME WE WANTED TO MAKE IT A LITTLE BIT MORE FUN. 
          THEY WANTED TO DO IT LIKE A GAME AND CALL IT BALLOT SHIP. 
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SO WE KIND OF WENT MILITARY WITH IT. I WANTED IT TO BE FUN,
AND I WANTED THEM TO GET IN THE MOOD AND BE READY TO BATTLE ONE ANOTHER. 
          THIS IT MAKES IT FUN. IT MAKES IT INTERACTIVE. 
          IT MAKES YOU WANT TO GET INVOLVED. IT MAKES YOU WANT TO PUT YOUR IDEAS IN. 
          DEPUTIES WERE ABLE TO PICK MEMBERS OF THE ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT. 
          VOTER REGISTRATION. EARLY VOTING. IT. COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE THREAT LIAISON OFFICERS
MAKE THEIR TEAMS AND THEN LAW WARFARE AT EACH OTHER. TABLETOP EXERCISES ARE A VALUABLE RESOURCE. 
          IT GETS YOU ALREADY THINKING IN THESE EMERGENCY MINDSETS. 
          WHAT DO WE HAVE TO LOOK OUT FOR? THINK ABOUT HOW AM I GOING TO REACT IN THAT SITUATION
WHEN SOMETHING HAPPENS AND WE'RE CALLED UPON TO TAKE CARE OF IT? HOW EXACTLY ARE WE GOING TO REACT? AND THE COOL THING ABOUT THE TABLETOPS IS YOU'RE
DEALING WITH THE ACTUAL PEOPLE THAT YOU WOULD BE DEALING WITH IT IN REAL LIFE. 
          WE'RE FACE TO FACE WITH FOLKS. WE'RE MEETING PEOPLE,
WE'RE GETTING TO KNOW PEOPLE. WE'RE GETTING FIRST NAMES. 
          AND THAT GIVES US AN IDEA OF, THIS IS A PERSON THAT I CAN REACH OUT TO AND RELY ON. 
          ONE TEAM CAN CHOOSE AN INCIDENT THAT THEY'VE LIVED THROUGH BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN PART OF
THE COMMAND CENTER, WHETHER IT'S FLOODING AT THE POLES, DOWNED TREES,
HAVING A POWER POLE KNOCKED OUT, THERE WERE FIRES, THERE WAS A LANDSLIDE, YOU NAME IT, ANY NATURAL DISASTER. 
          PLUS, THERE WERE ALSO LOGISTICAL DISASTERS, THINGS LIKE THE POLLING PADS GOING DOWN,
WHICH WE'VE ALREADY HAD TO DEAL WITH IN REAL LIFE. 
          THE SITUATIONS WE'RE DEALING WITH HERE ARE JUST EXAGGERATED VERSIONS OF WHAT WE HAD TO
DEAL WITH IN REAL SITUATIONS ON ELECTION DAY. 
          SOME OF THEM COULD DEFINITELY BE PULLING ON THEIR CREATIVE STRINGS AND REMEMBER WHAT HAVE
HAPPENED IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS. 
          THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES WHERE BRIDGES HAVE BEEN WASHED OUT. 
          THERE HAVE BEEN BOMB THREATS, THERE HAVE BEEN THREATS OF VIOLENCE,
AND THERE HAVE BEEN STONEWALLING WHERE PEOPLE CAN ENTER VOTING LOCATIONS. 
          IT GETS YOU THINKING ALREADY IN THAT MINDSET. 
          THIS IS STUFF WE HAVE TO BE PREPARED FOR AND THIS IS HOW WE HAVE TO PREPARE FOR IT. IT'S A
TEAM BONDING EXPERIENCE, SO WE'RE ABLE TO USE DIFFERENT MEMBERS OF OUR TEAM TO LOB ONE OVER THE FENCE AT EACH
OTHER, AGAIN, MAKING IT A FUN TEAM BUILDING EXERCISE,
BUT ALSO ENSURING THAT PEOPLE ARE FAMILIAR WITH OUR COUP PLAN, THAT THEY KNOW OUR EMERGENCY PROCEDURES, THAT THEY UNDERSTAND,
INFORM COMMAND STRUCTURE. 
          THESE ARE THINGS THAT, AS A LEADER OF A DEPARTMENT YOU ASSUME IS HAPPENING. 
          BUT NOW WE'RE ABLE TO TEST THAT RESILIENCY. THE EXERCISE WAS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR THE
PINAL COUNTY ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT TO EXERCISE WITH THE RECORDER'S OFFICE AND ENSURE THAT VOTERS HAVE A GREAT
ELECTION THIS YEAR. 
          THIS EXERCISE WAS SUCH A FUN WAY TO GET ALL OF OUR DEPARTMENTS TOGETHER,
TO BETTER PREPARE OURSELVES FOR WHAT COULD HAPPEN ON ELECTION DAY. 
          THIS WAS A GREAT EXPERIENCE AS A NEW EMPLOYEE TO GET TO SEE ALL THE MOVING PARTS IN AN
ELECTION. 
          THE EXERCISE WAS AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO REINFORCE OUR ALREADY ROBUST PROTOCOLS
TO ENSURE THAT EVERY PINAL COUNTY VOTER HAS AN EXCELLENT ELECTION DAY. 
          I THOUGHT IT WAS A GREAT EXPERIENCE TO SEE HOW MANY DEPARTMENTS IT ACTUALLY TAKES TO
SUPPORT OUR ELECTION SEASON, AND IT'S REALLY REASSURING FROM AN IT PERSPECTIVE,
IT WAS VERY VALUABLE TO SEE HOW TECHNOLOGY AND COMMUNICATIONS CAN INTERSECT WITH ELECTIONS. I WAS SO IMPRESSED WITH HOW THE PINAL COUNTY DEPARTMENTS CAME TOGETHER TO
OVERCOME DIFFERENT OBSTACLES TO ENSURE A SMOOTH ELECTION DAY FOR PINAL COUNTY VOTERS. 
          LIKE THE MUSIC? THANK YOU CHAIRMAN. THAT'S ALL. 
          OKAY. DISTRICT REPORTS. LET'S START DOWN WITH STEVE. 
          [2. Supervisor District update(s) regarding notable current or upcoming events concerning the district. (Information Only) (Jeffrey McClure)]
DO YOU HAVE ONE? JUST. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. JUST BRIEFLY,
I DO WANT TO MAKE JUST A COUPLE ANNOUNCEMENTS THAT THAT I DID PARTICIPATE IN. 
          I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY OF YOU REMEMBER THE THE PROCLAMATION WE DID FOR THE ROTARY CLUB? WELL, THEY, THEY CULMINATED THAT WITH THEIR OCTOBERFEST. 
          I HAVE TO TELL YOU, THAT WAS ONE OF THE MORE UNIQUE AND COMMUNITY BUILDING EVENTS THAT
HAVE TAKEN PLACE IN CASA GRANDE FROM THE YOUTH TO THE, TO THE,
TO THE ELDERLY FOR FELLOWSHIP AND GATHERING. 
          A BIG KUDOS TO THE ROTARY CLUB FOR THAT EVENT. 
          AND THEN WE ALL WENT TO THE CSA LEGISLATIVE SUMMIT. 
          I WON'T SAY MUCH ABOUT THAT UNTIL WE GET SOME REAL SPECIFICS ABOUT IT,
BUT FOR POLITICAL GEEK LIKE ME, IT WAS A LOT OF FUN. SO THANK YOU. MIKE. LIKE SUPERVISOR MILLER,
I WAS ABLE TO ATTEND THE CSA AND IT WAS PRETTY INFORMATIVE AND REALLY GOOD. 
          IT'S IT'S PRETTY AWESOME WHEN WE GET ALL 15 COUNTY SUPERVISORS TOGETHER IN ONE ROOM TO
DISCUSS SOME OF THE LEGISLATION AND THINGS THAT'S TAKING PLACE IN OUR STATE 
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AND HOW IT AFFECTS US AS A COUNTY. AND WE WERE ABLE TO DISCUSS MANY THINGS. 
          AND SO IT WAS PRETTY PRODUCTIVE, AND I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT. 
          RICH. THANK YOU. CHAIRMAN, VICE CHAIR IT'S BEEN A WHILE. 
          WELCOME, EVERYBODY. GOOD TO SEE YOU ALL. THANK YOU FOR COMING AS USUAL. 
          SO I'VE HAD A PRETTY INTERESTING MONTH. ALMOST GOT TO MEET THE U.S. 
          DEA UNDERSECRETARY IN MARICOPA. HE CAME AND WAS HE'S BEEN TOURING ALL OVER PINAL COUNTY,
AND IT WAS A GREAT CONVERSATION TO ME. 
          MEET WITH HIM AND TALK ABOUT STUFF THAT HE NEEDED TO. 
          AGAIN, WE ALL WENT TO CSA AND THAT, THAT IS A VERY INFORMAL,
PACKED STUFF THAT GOES ON IN THE COUNTIES ALL OVER THE STATE THAT WE ARE ACTUALLY TRYING TO LOBBY FOR DIFFERENT BILLS
AND TALK ABOUT IT AND SUPPORT OUR OTHER COLLEAGUES THROUGHOUT THE STATE. 
          SO IT WAS IT WAS AN AWESOME MEETING, AND IT WAS GREAT TO SEE ALL 15 COUNTIES THERE
REPRESENTING. 
          SO THEN I HAD A GREAT DAY ON THE 18TH, I WAS ABLE TO GO TO KIDS DAY,
THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF KIDS DAY IN THE CITY OF MARICOPA. 
          IT'S AN UNBELIEVABLE EVENT. WE HAVE ALL TYPES OF VENDORS THERE. 
          IT'S ALL FREE TO EVERYBODY WHO WANTS TO COME BRING YOUR KIDS. 
          AND IT'S JOHN, JOHN AND MAY DO AN AMAZING JOB AND THERE'S A TON OF STAFF PEOPLE THERE. 
          SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, POLICE DEPARTMENT. I JUST TELL YOU GO ON AND ON FOR QUITE A WHILE,
BUT IT WAS A GREAT, GREAT EVENT TO ATTEND EVERY YEAR. SO I ALSO GOT TO MEET WITH STAFF OF CITY OF MARICOPA TO
GO OVER STUFF THAT'S GOING ON IN THEIR CITY AND WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR, THE GROWTH OF THE CITY AND TALK ABOUT WHAT THE COLLABORATION BETWEEN PINAL COUNTY AND THE
CITY OF MARICOPA, AND I HAD SOME FUN. I GOT TO PLAY IN A GOLF TOURNAMENT FOR MARICOPA POLICE DEPARTMENT. 
          IT'S A FUNDRAISER FOR THEIR FOUNDATION. AND IT'S GREAT BECAUSE WE HAD ABOUT 300 PEOPLE
PLAYING GOLF, AND IT WAS A GREAT WAY TO RAISE MONEY FOR THEM. 
          AND WE DID A RIBBON CUTTING FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PANEL. 
          WE OPENED UP A NEW OFFICE IN THE CITY OF MARICOPA. 
          SO THAT WAY WE CAN BRING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACROSS. 
          THIS IS LIKE THE FOURTH ONE THAT WE'VE OPENED IN THE LAST COUPLE YEARS. 
          SO IT'S GREAT TO ATTEND. GOT TO MEET WITH SRP. 
          TALK ABOUT OUR FAVORITE THING CALLED POWER, THE STUFF THAT WE NEED LOTS OF. 
          SO IT WAS A GREAT MEETING TO TALK ABOUT HOW WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS. GUESS SOLAR BATTERIES, NUCLEAR. HOPEFULLY THAT'S COMING SOMEDAY THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO SUPPLY POWER. 
          ALSO FIRST FRIDAYS IN MARICOPA. OKAY. IT'S SOMETHING BRAND NEW. 
          COUNCIL. MEMBERS. PUT THAT TOGETHER. COUNCIL MEMBER LIEBERMAN,
WHO'S ACTUALLY HERE IN THE AUDIENCE, DID A GREAT JOB PUTTING THIS ON. IT'S TO GET PEOPLE OUT TO SEE ABOUT ALL THESE DIFFERENT
STORES, THE DIFFERENT AREAS OF MARICOPA. AND PEOPLE GOT TO PROMOTE THEIR BUSINESSES. 
          AND IT WAS A GREAT TURNOUT FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME THEY DID IT. 
          AND, YOU KNOW, THE WEATHER KIND OF HELPED OUT. IT WAS A LITTLE HOT,
BUT STILL OVERALL TURNED OUT VERY, VERY WELL. AGAIN, THE CSA POLICY MEETING WAS GREAT. 
          AGAIN, WE OPENED UP ALSO, THE CITY OF MARICOPA OPENED UP A NEW SPOT OVER AT COPPER SKY
CALLED THE FIELD HOUSE. 
          AND WHAT THE FIELD HOUSE IS, IS A BIG GYM THAT WE HAVE PICKLEBALL COURTS,
VOLLEYBALL COURTS, BASKETBALL COURTS, A GREAT PLACE FOR THE KIDS TO GET OUT AND JOIN,
NOT ONLY JUST BECAUSE WE HAD THE COPPER SKY FACILITY, BUT NOW RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET, THEY HAVE ANOTHER FACILITY THAT IS JUST EXPANDING. 
          AND ANOTHER ANOTHER AWESOME DAY IN MARICOPA. SEEDS OF CHANGE. 
          SEEDS OF CHANGE IS A 21 YEARS OF FUNDRAISER GALA FOR THE WOMEN'S SHELTER. 
          THEY HAVE ONE IN COOLIDGE AND WE HAVE ONE IN MARICOPA. 
          AND IT WAS A GREAT FUNDRAISER. WE DON'T HAVE THE FULL NUMBER YET,
BUT IT PROBABLY RUNS SOMEWHERE IN THE 50 $60,000 RANGE, IF NOT MORE, THAT THEY RAISE EVERY SINGLE YEAR. 
          AND TORI ANDERSON AND A WONDERFUL STAFF OF PEOPLE PUT THAT ON. 
          AND THEN ALSO I MET THE DEAN YESTERDAY OF YOU OF NEW DEAN OF U OF A FOR AGRICULTURE AND
AGAIN, WHICH IS A VERY BIG PART OF PINAL COUNTY AND ALSO FOR THE CITY OF MARICOPA,
BECAUSE THEY HAVE A GREAT CAMPUS OUT THERE. 
          AND LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS NEW DEAN EXPANDING THE THE AGRICULTURE IN PINAL COUNTY. 
          THANK YOU CHAIRMAN. APPRECIATE IT. THAT WAS THE LONGEST REPORT EVER. 
          I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO HAVE TO GAVEL YOU. YES,
I THOUGHT SO TOO. 
          OKAY. OH I'M SORRY. I GOT ONE MORE. NOVEMBER 6TH AND SEVENTH. 
          THE CITY. THE COUNTY IS ACTUALLY PUTTING ON A CLEANUP IN HIDDEN VALLEY THUNDERBIRD FARMS. I KNOW I'M A LITTLE EARLY FOR IT, BUT NOVEMBER 6TH AND SEVENTH,
FROM 7 A.M. 
          TO 1 P.M., WE'LL BE DOING A CLEANUP OUT IN HIDDEN VALLEY,
THUNDERBIRD FARMS AND STANFIELD'S ALSO TO ALLOW TO JOIN TOO. 
          SO AGAIN, IT'S A GREAT THING. PEOPLE CAN BRING ALL THEIR STUFF. AND I APPRECIATE EVERYBODY
SHOWS UP THERE. 
          SORRY. THAT'S IT. ALL RIGHT. SO I'M COVERING FOR SUPERVISOR OR CHAIRMAN MCCLURE. 
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AND STARTING ON OCTOBER 26TH, THEY'RE GOING TO BE WE'RE GOING TO BE PARTNERING WITH THE
CITY OF FLORENCE TO DO WIDENING OF HUNT HIGHWAY. AND WE HAVE A VIDEO ABOUT THAT. 
          I AM LINDSAY RANDALL, THE SENIOR CIVIL ENGINEER FOR TOWN OF FLORENCE PUBLIC WORKS. 
          THIS IS A BIG PROJECT FOR THE TOWN OF FLORENCE. WE HAVE OUR HUNT HIGHWAY WIDENING. 
          WE ARE ABOUT TO START CONSTRUCTION ON THE NEXT PORTION OF HUNT HIGHWAY THAT IS FROM
FRANKLIN TO OASIS LANE. 
          THE RIGHT OF WAY IS ACTUALLY OWNED BY THE TOWN OF FLORENCE. 
          WE'RE GOING TO WIDEN IT TO FIVE LANES WITH DRAINAGE CURBING AND A MIDDLE LANE. 
          THIS WILL BE A JOINT EFFORT BETWEEN PINAL COUNTY AND THE TOWN OF FLORENCE. 
          BACK IN 2023, WE SIGNED AN IGA WITH PINAL COUNTY FOR DESIGN WORK. 
          WE JUST RECENTLY DID AN IGA FOR THE CONSTRUCTION PART. 
          PINAL COUNTY HAS AGREED TO MANAGE THE PROJECT. 
          PINAL COUNTY WILL BE HANDLING THE CONSTRUCTION,
BUT TOWN OF FLORENCE WILL BE PROVIDING THE FUNDING. THE TOWN OF FLORENCE JUST RECENTLY APPROVED A SALES TAX FOR 1.5% FOR TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS. 
          AND THIS IS A BIG PROJECT THAT IS BEING FUNDED. 
          WITH THAT SALES TAX, WE'RE GOING TO TRY AND DISTURB THE TRAFFIC AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE. 
          NO HARD CLOSURES ARE PLANNED RIGHT NOW. THERE'LL ALWAYS BE TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC OPEN. 
          THE CONTRACTOR WILL BUILD A TEMPORARY PAVEMENT SECTION,
SHIFT TRAFFIC, BUILD HALF OF THE ROAD AND THEN SWITCH OVER AND DO THE OTHER HALF. 
          IF YOU WANT TO AVOID CONSTRUCTION, YOU CAN TAKE FELIX UP TO ARIZONA FARMS OR ARIZONA FARMS
OVER TO SR 79. 
          EITHER WAY WOULD BE A ROUTE THAT YOU COULD TAKE TO AVOID THE CONSTRUCTION. THERE WILL BE
TIMES WE'LL HAVE TO USE A FLAGGER, BUT WE'LL DO THAT AT OFF PEAK HOURS. 
          ACCESS TO THE SCHOOL WILL REMAIN OPEN AND WE'LL STILL HAVE OUR RIGHT TURN LANE. 
          AND IN FACT, WITH THIS PROJECT WILL BE EXTENDING THE RIGHT TURN LANE TO GIVE MORE ACCESS
TO THOSE WHO ARE TURNING RIGHT ONTO FRANKLIN. 
          THE TRAFFIC CONTROL WILL BE THE SAME ON THIS SIDE SOUTH OF FRANKLIN TO THE HOSPITAL. 
          YOU'LL HAVE TO TAKE YOUR TIME GOING THROUGH THE ACTUAL WIDENING PROJECT,
BUT ONCE YOU GET ON THIS SIDE OF FRANKLIN, YOU SHOULD BE SMOOTH SAILING TO THE SOUTH. AT TOWN COUNCIL MEETINGS. 
          WE'VE HEARD THAT THE RESIDENTS ARE WANTING THIS WIDENING TO HAPPEN. 
          I'VE BEEN HERE 20 YEARS. IT SEEMS LIKE WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON HUNT HIGHWAY THE WHOLE TIME. 
          IT IS A LONG, ARDUOUS PROCESS BEHIND THE SCENES. 
          THERE'S A LOT OF WORK GOING ON HERE. WE ARE NOW WITHIN A MONTH OF THE CONSTRUCTION
BREAKING GROUND. 
          IT'S GREATLY NEEDED. IT'S A BIG PROJECT THAT WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO TAKE ON WITH PINAL
COUNTY. 
          EVERYBODY CAN GO ON TO PINAL.GOV SLASH. PINAL MOVES TO CHECK ANY UPDATES FOR HUNT HIGHWAY
AND ANY OTHER PROJECTS. 
          THAT WILL HELP THE FLOW IN A LOT OF DIFFERENT PLACES. 
          SO IN IN MY DISTRICT, I FIRST WANT TO JUST SAY THAT WE GOT ALMOST AN INCH OF RAIN ALL
OVER, BUT IT WAS SO GREAT THAT IT CAME SLOW AND STEADY AND NOT ALL AT ONCE. 
          SO ALL OF OUR ROADS HANDLED IT PRETTY WELL. OUT AT CLOUD VIEW PARKING LOT IS ONE OF THE WAYS THAT YOU APPROACH THE SUPERSTITION MOUNTAINS. 
          AND I THINK MOST OF THE LOCALS KNOW THIS, BUT YOU CAN ONLY PARK IN THE PARKING LOT THERE
TO ACCESS THE THE HIKING INTO THE MOUNTAIN. 
          SO PLEASE DO NOT PARK IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD BECAUSE HIKING SEASON,
NOW THAT IT'S IN THE 70S, EVERYBODY'S GOING TO BE INTO THE MOUNTAINS. SO PLEASE BE MINDFUL OF THAT. 
          AND THEN ALSO, I WAS ABLE TO IT WAS ACTUALLY IN CHAIRMAN MCCLURE'S DISTRICT,
BUT I'VE KIND OF ADOPTED FLORENCE COPPER BECAUSE I'M SO INTO COPPER. 
          AND I WAS ABLE TO ATTEND THE THE GRAND OPENING OF THEIR. 
          THEY'VE BEEN OPEN, THEY'RE ALREADY PRODUCING,
BUT THEY HAD A TREMENDOUS CELEBRATION WITH A LOT OF DIGNITARIES THERE FROM ALL OVER. 
          AND THEY, THEY'VE PROVIDED US A VIDEO OF IT AS WELL. 
          TO THINK THAT IT'S BEEN A COUPLE OF DECADES SINCE THE LAST TIME,
A MOMENT LIKE THIS FOR SUCH A PRECIOUS, VALUABLE RESOURCE LIKE COPPER. SO A NEW SITE OPEN,
THIS MIGHT BE THE BIGGEST MOMENT TODAY ANYWHERE IN AMERICA. 
          WE REALLY HAVE A UNIQUE AND INNOVATIVE OPERATION HERE AT FLORENCE. 
          IT'S IN SITU COPPER RECOVERY AND WE'RE NOT DIGGING A HOLE IN THE GROUND. 
          THERE'S VERY LITTLE SURFACE DISTURBANCE. WE'RE ABLE TO EXTRACT COPPER IN SOLUTION AND
PRODUCE REFINED COPPER HERE, RIGHT ON SITE. I'M A RETIRED FIRE CHIEF, AND SO EVERYTHING THAT I'VE ALWAYS DONE IN MY
WHOLE CAREER AND MY LIFE IS PARTNERSHIP BUILDING. 
          I HAVE TO TELL YOU, I DON'T THINK IMMEDIATELY ABOUT THE INVESTMENT THAT IS MADE
MONETARILY. 
          OBVIOUSLY THAT GOES WITHOUT SAYING, BUT IT'S THE INVESTMENT THAT COPPER HAS PUT IN TO THE
SMILES AND TO THE FOLKS WORKING HERE. 
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WHEN YOU THINK OF HOW LONG IT'S BEEN, HOW MUCH OF A NEED EXISTS,
HOW MUCH AMERICANS RELY ON COPPER IN OUR LIVES. 
          THIS IS A BIG DEAL. NOT JUST FOR A LOCAL COMMUNITY AND FOR THE STATE. 
          THIS IS A BIG DEAL FOR OUR COUNTRY, AND IT'S REALLY A BIG DEAL FOR THE WORLD. 
          AND THAT'S GREAT FOR NOT ONLY PINAL COUNTY, BUT ALL OF AMERICA. 
          AND WE'RE WE'RE ABOUT TO GET 3 OR 4 MORE COPPER MINES FIRED BACK UP. 
          SO THAT'S GREAT. SO ON TO ITEM NUMBER THREE. THIS IS A PROCLAMATION FOR BREAST CANCER
AWARENESS MONTH. 
          [3. Discussion/approval/disapproval of a Proclamation, proclaiming the month of October 2026 as "Breast Cancer Awareness Month." (Natasha Kennedy)]
AND NATASHA YOU'RE GOING TO PRESENT THIS. 
          GOOD MORNING. VICE CHAIRMAN VERDE PRESIDING AS CHAIRMAN SUPERVISOR VITIELLO SUPERVISOR
GOODMAN AND SUPERVISOR MILLER. I'M NATASHA KENNEDY, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISOR IN A BREAST
CANCER SURVIVOR. 
          AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST ALL OF OUR BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS TO PLEASE COME
FORWARD AND STAND WITH ME. 
          AND NOW WE WILL HAVE THE ACTUAL PRESENTATION BY ALICIA. 
          MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. MY NAME IS ALICIA DOMINGUEZ. 
          I WORK FOR THE PINAL COUNTY RECORDER'S OFFICE IN APACHE JUNCTION. 
          AS A BREAST CANCER SURVIVOR, IT IS AN HONOR TO STAND BEFORE YOU TODAY TO PRESENT THIS
PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING OCTOBER 2026 AS BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH. 
          BREAST CANCER IS MORE THAN A DIAGNOSIS. IT IS A JOURNEY FILLED WITH CHALLENGES,
UNCERTAINTY, COURAGE, AND RESILIENCE. IT IS A JOURNEY THAT NO ONE SHOULD HAVE TO FACE ALONE. 
          TODAY, WE CELEBRATE THE SURVIVORS OFFER HOPE AND ENCOURAGEMENT TO THOSE CURRENTLY
UNDERGOING TREATMENT, AND HONOR THE MEMORY OF THOSE WHO COURAGEOUSLY FOUGHT BUT ARE NO LONGER WITH US. 
          WE ALSO RECOGNIZE THE FAMILIES, FRIENDS, CAREGIVERS,
AND MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS WHO UNWAVERING LOVE, SUPPORT AND DEDICATION HELP CARRY US THROUGH SOME OF LIFE'S MOST DIFFICULT MOMENTS. 
          THIS PROCLAMATION SERVES AS AN IMPORTANT REMINDER OF THE VALUE OF EARLY DETECTION,
CONTINUED RESEARCH, AND COMMUNITY AWARENESS. ON BEHALF OF THE BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS STANDING BEFORE YOU AND
ALL THOSE WHOSE LIVES HAVE BEEN TOUCHED BY THIS DISEASE, WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THE BOARD'S APPROVAL OF THE PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING OCTOBER 2026
AS BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH IN PINAL COUNTY. 
          THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. WOULD SOMEONE MOVE TO APPROVE THIS? MR. CHAIR? GO AHEAD, MR. CHAIRMAN. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS PROCLAMATION
AS PRESENTED. 
          IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. 
          THAT'S UNANIMOUS. WE CAN NOW READ THAT PROCLAMATION. 
          BY THE PINAL COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. PROCLAMATION BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH,
OCTOBER 2026. 
          WHEREAS, BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY TO MOVE BEYOND AWARENESS
AND INSPIRE ACTION THROUGH EDUCATION, EARLY DETECTION, REGULAR SCREENING, COMPASSIONATE SUPPORT,
AND CONTINUED ADVOCACY. 
          AND WHEREAS BREAST CANCER TOUCHES NOT ONLY THOSE WHO RECEIVE DIAGNOSIS,
BUT ALSO THEIR FAMILIES, FRIENDS, COWORKERS, CAREGIVERS, AND COMMUNITIES WHO WALK BESIDE THEM THROUGHOUT TREATMENT, RECOVERY, SURVIVORSHIP, AND REMEMBRANCE. AND WHEREAS,
EARLY DETECTION REMAINS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT TOOLS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST BREAST CANCER, AND INDIVIDUALS ARE ENCOURAGED TO UNDERSTAND THEIR PERSONAL RISK FACTORS,
RECOGNIZE CHANGES IN THEIR BODIES, DISCUSS APPROPRIATE SCREENING WITH THEIR HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS,
AND OBTAIN RECOMMENDED MAMMOGRAMS. AND WHEREAS BREAST CANCER CAN AFFECT BOTH WOMEN AND MEN,
AND INCREASING AWARENESS AMONG ALL RESIDENTS HELPS ENSURE THAT WARNING SIGNS ARE RECOGNIZED, CONCERNS ARE ADDRESSED AND APPROPRIATE MEDICAL CARE IS SOUGHT WITHOUT
UNNECESSARY DELAY. 
          AND WHEREAS ACCESS TO INFORMATION SCREENING,
TREATMENT SUPPORTIVE RESOURCES IS ESSENTIAL, AND PINAL COUNTY ENCOURAGES RESIDENTS TO LEARN ABOUT AVAILABLE HEALTH CARE RESOURCES AND
HELP ENSURE THAT COST, LOCATION OR LACK OF INFORMATION DOES NOT PREVENT INDIVIDUALS FROM SEEKING POTENTIALLY LIFE
SAVING CARE. 
          AND WHEREAS THROUGHOUT PINAL COUNTY, THERE ARE MEMBERS OF OUR WORKFORCE,
FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES WHO ARE CURRENTLY UNDERGOING TREATMENT CELEBRATING SURVIVORSHIP, CARING, CARING FOR SOMEONE THEY LOVE OR CARING THE MEMORY OF SOMEONE LOST TO BREAST
CANCER. 
          AND WHEREAS THE PINAL COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS RECOGNIZES THE COURAGE OF THOSE FACING
BREAST CANCER, 
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CELEBRATES SURVIVORS, ACKNOWLEDGES THE DEVOTION OF CAREGIVERS AND HEALTHCARE
PROFESSIONALS, AND HONORS WITH DIGNITY AND REMEMBRANCE THOSE WHOSE LIVES HAVE BEEN LOST TO THIS DISEASE. 
          AND WHEREAS EACH OF US CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE BY ENCOURAGING SOMEONE WE LOVE TO SCHEDULE A
SCREENING, SUPPORTING A FRIEND OR COWORKER THROUGH THROUGH TREATMENT,
SHARING RELIABLE HEALTH INFORMATION, AND HELPING CREATE A COMMUNITY IN WHICH NO ONE FACES BREAST CANCER ALONE. 
          NOW, THEREFORE, THE PINAL COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS SUPERVISORS DOES HEREBY PROCLAIM
OCTOBER 2026 AS BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH IN PINAL COUNTY AND ENCOURAGES ALL RESIDENTS, EMPLOYEES, ORGANIZATIONS,
HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO TURN AWARENESS INTO ACTION BY PROMOTING EARLY DETECTION, SUPPORTING THOSE IMPACTED BY BREAST CANCER,
HONORING THOSE THAT WE HAVE LOST, AND WORKING TOGETHER TOWARD A FUTURE FREE FROM BREAST CANCER. 
          SIGNED AND SEALED ON THIS 14TH DAY OF OCTOBER 2026 BY THE PINAL COUNTY BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS. 
          THEY WOULD LIKE TO GET A PICTURE. FOR THE RECORD,
MY NAME IS NICOLE DERMER. 
          I DON'T NEED TO WORRY THAT. 
          YOU'RE ONLY LIKE SIX INCHES FURTHER FORWARD. THIS IS A SPECIAL OCCASION. 
          YOU. KNOW. DO ME A FAVOR. SWAP WITH HER. 
          THERE YOU GO. AND MARY ELLEN, JUST A TINY BIT. 
          AND THEN. THERE YOU GO. THERE WE GO. NICE. EVEN WITH THOSE GUYS IN THERE,
THE PICTURE'S STILL PRETTY NICE. 
          THREE, TWO. AND WE'RE GOING TO DO IT AGAIN. THREE,
TWO. 
          ONE BIG SMILE. AND HERE WE GO. LOUD AND PROUD. 
          THREE, TWO. THERE WE GO. 
          THE PURCHASING DIVISION REPORT. TRACY GORMAN. 
          [4. Discussion/approval/disapproval of Purchasing Division Report - October 14, 2026, and authorizing the Chairman to execute all necessary documents. (Traci Gorman/Angeline Woods)]
DIDN'T MATTER ANYWAY COULDN'T EVEN SEE ME. HELLO. 
          GOOD MORNING. VICE CHAIRMAN AND BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TRACY GORMAN,
PURCHASING MANAGER FOR PINAL COUNTY. 
          AND THIS IS THE PURCHASING DIVISION REPORT FOR OCTOBER 14TH OF 2026. 
          IN THIS REPORT, THE BOARD IS REQUESTED TO APPROVE TWO CONTRACT AWARDS FOR SOQ264931 FOR
SPECIALTY LEGAL SERVICES FOR IFB 270532 FOR PORTLAND CEMENT. THE BOARD IS REQUESTED TO APPROVE ONE CONTRACT AMENDMENT FOR
RFP 231527 FOR VEHICLE AND EQUIPMENT, PARTS, REPAIR AND SERVICES. 
          WE ARE RE AWARDING THAT TO 12 VENDORS. WE ARE REQUESTING THE BOARD APPROVE THREE
AMENDMENTS TO COMPETITION AND PRACTICABLE. 
          OVER $100,000 PER PROCUREMENT CODE. SECTION PC1-502. 
          THERE ARE FOUR COOPERATIVE PURCHASING AGREEMENTS WE WOULD LIKE TO NOTIFY YOU OF,
AS THEY ARE BETWEEN 100,000 AND $250,000. 
          AND LASTLY, WE ARE SEEKING APPROVAL OF TWO COOPERATIVE PURCHASE REQUISITIONS OVER
$250,000. 
          I'LL STAND FOR QUESTIONS. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? IF NOT, I'LL ASK FOR A MOTION. MR. CHAIR, I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE DIVISION
REPORT DATED OCTOBER 14TH, 2026. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? AND THE AYES HAVE IT. THANK YOU. 
          THE CONSENT CONSENT AGENDA. IS THERE ANY ITEMS THAT THE BOARD WOULD LIKE TO PULL OR STAFF. 
          [5. CONSENT ITEMS]
NOT SEEING ANY. CAN WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? MR. CHAIR, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. 
          A THROUGH A W IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? 
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AYE. ANY OPPOSED? AND THAT'S UNANIMOUS. 
          I'LL NOW CONVENE THE REGULAR MEETING AND GO INTO THE FLOOD CONTROL MEETING. 
          [6. Meeting of the Pinal County Flood Control District Board of Directors. (Joshua Plumb/Joe Ortiz)]
AND THIS IS GOING TO BE ON THE. CONSENT AGENDA. 
          IS THERE A MOTION ON IT? MR. CHAIRMAN, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA A, B, AND C. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? AND THE AYES HAVE THAT OUT WITH THE FLOOD AND IN WITH THE HEALTH
DEPARTMENT. 
          [7. Meeting of the Pinal County Public Health Services District Board of Directors. (Merissa Mendoza/MaryEllen Sheppard)]
DOES ANYBODY WANT TO PULL ANYTHING? I ACTUALLY WANT TO PULL TWO ITEMS. OKAY. SO WE'LL HAVE A I WANT TO PULL A, C AND E,
SO LET'S HAVE A MOTION ON THE OTHER ITEMS FIRST. MR.. MR. CHAIRMAN, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE HEALTH DISTRICT CONSENT AGENDA A, B AND D, IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THAT PASSES. 
          SO THE TWO ITEMS I WANTED TO PULL. ONE IS ON VACCINATIONS. 
          AND JUST FOR THE MARISSA HERE. YEAH. JUST FOR THE PUBLIC'S INFORMATION,
JUST WHAT ARE THE VACCINATIONS ABOUT? WHAT PROBLEMS COULD ARE OUT THERE THAT WE COULD POSSIBLY AVOID. 
          SO JUST EXPLAIN WHAT THIS WHAT THIS ACTUALLY DOES. 
          THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION. CHAIRMAN MEMBERS OF THE BOARD,
MARISSA MENDOZA, THE DIRECTOR FOR PUBLIC HEALTH. 
          THIS GRANT IS FROM THE ARIZONA HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO PUBLIC HEALTH. 
          IT SUPPORTS ALL THE IMMUNIZATIONS THAT WE DO IN PUBLIC HEALTH. 
          SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE FOCUSING ON THE RESPIRATORY DISEASES,
FLU, COVID, AND RSV. 
          SO WE HAVE THOSE AVAILABLE FOR WHOEVER CHOOSES TO PARTICIPATE,
THE RSV. 
          WE ONLY ARE DOING INFANTS AND PREGNANT WOMEN. 
          WE DO NOT HAVE THE FORMULATION FOR THE OLDER ADULTS. 
          THAT'S AVAILABLE AT PHARMACIES FOR THEM. BUT THIS ALSO SUPPORTS US DOING VACCINATIONS FOR
MEASLES, FOR CHICKENPOX, FOR ALL OF THE OTHER CHILDHOOD IMMUNIZATIONS THAT PARENTS CHOOSE FOR THEIR
CHILDREN. 
          AND THIS IS PAID BY THE STATE. SO IT DOESN'T COME OUT OF OUR BUDGET. 
          THIS SUPPORTS THE WORK THAT WE DO. IT COVERS A LARGE MAJORITY OF OUR COSTS FOR
VACCINATIONS, BUT NOT EVERYTHING. SO THE HEALTH DISTRICT DOES COVER WHATEVER THE GRANT DOESN'T COVER. 
          OKAY. I JUST GOT A QUESTION. JUST CURIOUS. WHY DON'T WE DO THE ADULTS RSV? IS IT A COST ISSUE? IS IT? WHAT IS IT? WHY ISN'T IT AVAILABLE? IT IS ONE OF THOSE VACCINES THAT PHARMACISTS CAN GIVE,
LIKE THE SHINGLES VACCINE, LIKE THE PNEUMONIA VACCINE. 
          THOSE THE PHARMACISTS CAN GIVE. AND IT'S CHEAPER TO DO IT THAT WAY VERSUS THE DISTRICT
ABSORBING THE COST. 
          AND IT DOESN'T INCREASE THE COST TO THE CLIENTS. 
          GREAT. THANK YOU. ANY MORE DISCUSSION ON THIS ONE SO WE CAN VOTE ON THIS TOGETHER. 
          LET'S TALK ABOUT ITEM NUMBER A. AND THIS IS ANOTHER ONE THAT I JUST WANT TO RAISE
AWARENESS FOR. 
          WHAT DOES THIS DO AND WHERE WILL IT BE IN EACH ONE OF OUR DISTRICTS? SO THE OVERDOSE DATA TO ACTION GRANT IS A GRANT THAT WE HAVE HAD FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS. 
          THE THE REASON THAT IT'S ON THE AGENDA TODAY IS THEY'RE JUST ADJUSTING THE DATES. 
          THE GRANT IS STILL CONTINUING, AS IT HAS BEEN FOR SOME TIME,
BUT THE GRANT ITSELF SUPPORTS OUR EFFORTS TO DECREASE OVERDOSES, SPECIFICALLY OF FENTANYL IN THE COUNTY. SO A LARGE PART OF THE GRANT IS FOCUSED ON
NALOXONE DISTRIBUTION. 
          PUBLIC HEALTH RECENTLY PURCHASED SEVERAL KIOSKS TO DISTRIBUTE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY SO
THAT NALOXONE IS AVAILABLE ALL THE TIME. 
          SO RIGHT NOW WE HAVE ONE IN COOLIDGE, ELOY MARICOPA,
ORACLE AND SAN MANUEL AND ONE IN FLORENCE AT OUR, OUR BUILDING DOWN THE ROAD. WE ARE WORKING ON INSTALLING ONE IN APACHE
JUNCTION. 
          WE'RE INSTALLING ONE IN SUPERIOR AND WE'RE LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO INSTALL ONE IN SAN TAN
VALLEY AND IN CASA GRANT. 
          SO THE ONE IN APACHE JUNCTION WILL BE RIGHT WHERE MY OFFICE IS. 
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SO HOW DOES THE PUBLIC USE THIS? SO IF YOU FEEL YOU HAVE A FAMILY MEMBER THAT'S AT RISK,
OR IF YOU'RE WORKING IN AN OFFICE OR A JOB WHERE YOU'RE ENCOUNTERING PEOPLE THAT MIGHT BE SUBJECT TO THIS. 
          HOW DO THEY THEY JUST COME UP TO THE KIOSK. YOU DON'T PUT ANY MONEY IN. 
          YOU JUST PULL A LEVER AND YOU GET SOME NARCAN TYPE SUBSTANCE OUT. 
          CORRECT, CORRECT. IT'S VERY EASY TO USE. IT'S LIKE A TABLET THAT'S IN THE MACHINE. 
          SO YOU CLICK WHAT YOU WANT. RIGHT NOW IT'S STOCKED WITH NALOXONE. 
          IT'S STOCKED WITH FLU KITS. IF YOU HAVE THE FLU,
IT HAS LIKE A LITTLE FOREHEAD THERMOMETER. 
          IT HAS SOME COUGH DROPS, THINGS LIKE THAT. AND THEN IT HAS A COMBO TEST THAT'S FLU,
COVID AND RSV. 
          SO IT'S ALL FREE. YOU SIMPLY CLICK WHAT YOU WANT AND THE MACHINE DISPENSES IT. 
          AND THEY'RE AVAILABLE 24 HOURS A DAY, EXCEPT IN SAN MANUEL,
BECAUSE THAT ONE'S IN THE LOBBY AT THE BUILDING THERE. 
          AND THEY COME WITH SOME DIRECTIONS. FOR INSTANCE,
IF SOMEONE'S UNCONSCIOUS WITH NARCAN, IT GOES UP THEIR NOSE. 
          CORRECT? IT DOES. IT COMES WITH A WHOLE SHEAF OF INSTRUCTIONS,
VERY SIMPLE INSTRUCTIONS, EASY TO USE. 
          AND IF SOMEONE IS NOT SUFFERING FROM AN OVERDOSE AND YOU GIVE IT TO THEM BECAUSE YOU THINK
THEY MIGHT BE. 
          IT'S NOT GOING TO HURT THEM. OKAY. QUICK QUESTION. 
          YES. JUST CURIOUS, WHAT STOPS SOMEBODY FROM JUST CONSTANTLY TAKING ALL OF THE NARCAN TO
ALL THE OTHER STUFF THAT'S IN THERE? DOES YOU HAVE TO PUT IT IN A DRESSING? WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO DO? I MEAN, AGAIN, IT JUST SEEMS LIKE IT COULD BE A FREE FOR ALL BECAUSE THAT STUFF COULD BE
VERY VALUABLE ON THE BLACK MARKET. 
          I HOPE THAT PEOPLE ARE TAKING ESPECIALLY THE NALOXONE,
BECAUSE THEY NEED IT. 
          IT DOESN'T HAVE THAT MUCH MONETARY VALUE. WE GET IT FROM THE STATE FOR FREE ALREADY,
SO WE'RE NOT LOSING MONEY. 
          IF SOMEONE TAKES 5 OR 6, IF THEY'RE TAKING 5 OR 6. 
          WE'RE HOPING THAT THAT'S BECAUSE THEY'RE CONCERNED ABOUT SOMEONE IN THEIR LIFE OR
THEMSELVES, AND THEY'RE GOING TO USE IT APPROPRIATELY. ANY MORE QUESTIONS? COULD I HAVE A MOTION ON E? AND WAS IT C, C AND E? MR. CHAIRMAN, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE C AND E AS PRESENTED. 
          SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? AND THAT PASSES. 
          THANK YOU. WHICH BRINGS US TO. I DON'T THINK I LOST THE PAGE WE'RE UP TO. 
          I WILL. ADJOURN THAT MEETING AND GO BACK INTO THE REGULAR MEETING. 
          WHICH BRINGS US UP TO THE CALL TO THE PUBLIC. 
          [8. Call to the Public— A "call to the public" is the time period for members of the public to address the Board of Supervisors to provide public input relating to subject matter within the Board of Supervisors authority or jurisdiction. Those wishing to address the Board of Supervisors need not request permission in advance. Action taken as a result of public comment will be limited to directing staff to study the matter or rescheduling it for further consideration and decision at a later date.]
AND HOPEFULLY YOU ALL KNOW THE RULES ON THAT. 
          YOU CAN SUBMIT, BUT YOU CAN ALSO JUST COME UP AND SPEAK AND HOPEFULLY IT'S COUNTY RELATED. 
          SO SO FAR I HAVE SEVERAL. I HAVE KEVIN AKUMA. 
          AND IF YOU COULD GIVE US YOUR NAME AND WHERE YOU'RE FROM. 
          YES. GOOD MORNING, BOARD SUPERVISORS. MY NAME IS KEVIN OHKUMA. 
          I LIVE IN THE CITY OF MARICOPA. I'M HERE THIS MORNING TO THANK PINAL COUNTY STAFF FOR
MEETING WITH OUR MAYOR AND CITY LEADERS TWO TIMES IN THE RECENT MONTHS TO DISCUSS ANIMAL WELFARE. WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THIS FOR THE TNR SERVICES OFFERED. 
          I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU MY DEEP CONCERNS REGARDING THE WELFARE OF ANIMALS IN THE
CITY OF MARICOPA. 
          MARICOPA IS ONE OF ARIZONA'S FASTEST GROWING COMMUNITIES,
AND YET OUR ANIMAL WELFARE INFRASTRUCTURE HAS FAILED TO KEEP PACE, KEEP PACE. WITH MORE THAN 83,000 RESIDENTS AN ESTIMATED 34,000 PETS. 
          NO LOCAL ANIMAL SHELTER AND NO DEDICATED TNR PROVIDERS SERVING OUR COMMUNITY. 
          WE ARE CONFRONTING A CRISIS THAT CAN NO LONGER BE IGNORED. 
          ACCORDING TO THE MARICOPA POLICE RECORDS DEPARTMENT,
THERE WERE 856 ANIMAL RELATED CALLS IN 2024 AND 804 CALLS IN 2025. CALLS INCLUDED 557 ANIMAL PROBLEMS,
155 BARKING DOGS, 52 VICIOUS ANIMAL AND 45 ANIMAL CRUELTY. AND IN 2025 ALONE,
KATRINA RODRIGUEZ, DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR PINAL COUNTY ANIMAL ANIMAL CONTROL, REPORTED 195 DOGS AND 131 CATS SURRENDERED FROM MARICOPA. 
          FOR YEARS, RESIDENTS HAVE APPEALED TO CITY LEADERS FOR ASSISTANCE,
ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR PROVIDING ANIMAL SHELTER SERVICE LIES WITH PINAL COUNTY. MEANWHILE, THE PROBLEM CONTINUES TO GROW AND LOCAL RESOURCES REMAIN
OVERWHELMED AND RESIDENTS FRUSTRATED AS ANIMAL WELFARE CAN CONTINUE TO ESCALATE. 13 CAT COLONIES HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY,
YET ONLY FOUR ARE CURRENTLY RECEIVING 
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TREATMENT THROUGH OUR LOCAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. 
          IT WAS DIRECTED TO SEEK FUNDING FROM HOMES AND LOCAL BUSINESSES TO COVER THE COST OF TNR
SERVICES, VACCINATIONS AND OTHER NECESSARY MEDICAL CARE. 
          OPERATING ENTIRELY ON DONATIONS, THIS ORGANIZATION RECEIVES MORE THAN 100 CALLS EACH WEEK
AND PROCESSES AN AVERAGE OF TWO SURRENDER REQUESTS PER DAY. THE DEMAND FOR ANIMAL WELFARE SERVICES IS UNDENIABLE. 
          A COMMUNITY MICROCHIP SCANNER, RECENTLY INSTALLED BY THE NONPROFIT WAS USED 58 TIMES IN
ITS FIRST THREE MONTHS ALONE, HIGHLIGHTING THE SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF LOST AND STRAY ANIMALS REQUIRING ASSISTANCE IN OUR
CITY. 
          FOR RESIDENTS OF MARICOPA HAVE DONE THEIR PART. 
          THEY HAVE REPORTED CONCERNS, VOLUNTEERED THEIR TIME,
DONATED THEIR MONEY, SUPPORTED LOCAL RESCUES AND GATHERED MORE THAN 10,000 SIGNATURES SEEKING RELIEF. THE QUESTION BEFORE THIS BOARD IS SIMPLE. 
          WHAT WILL THE BOARD DO TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS AND PETS? WE URGE YOU GUYS TO TAKE IMMEDIATE STEPS TOWARDS ESTABLISHING AN ANIMAL SHELTER SERVICES
FOR MARICOPA, AND TO PROVIDE OUR COMMUNITY WITH A CLEAR PLAN OF ADDRESSING THIS CRISIS. 
          ACTION IS NOT A SOLUTION. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH. THAT WAS THE ONLY CARD I HAVE. 
          DOES ANYONE ELSE WANT TO ADDRESS THE BOARD? I DID PUT IN A CARD. VICE CHAIRMAN AND SUPERVISORS NANCY HARTLE. 
          I DID SUBMIT A CARD TO SPEAK TODAY. I'M RESIDENT OF SAN TAN VALLEY USING MY FIRST
AMENDMENT RIGHT TO FREE SPEECH WHILE I STILL HAVE THAT RIGHT. 
          MY CONCERN IS PUBLIC SAFETY AND THE ASSURANCE OF FREE AND FAIR ELECTIONS IN PINAL COUNTY. 
          THE CATALYST FOR THE DIVISION IN THE UNITED STATES WAS THE DEBUNKED BIG LIE THAT THE 2020
ELECTION WAS STOLEN. 
          YET NO GOP LEADERS, FEDERAL OR LOCAL, WILL SIMPLY SAY THAT JOE BIDEN WON. 
          PUTTING ONE ELECTION INTO QUESTION UNDERMINES ALL ELECTIONS. 
          THIS CHAOS COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN AVOIDED BY THE TRUTH. 
          WE WOULD NOT HAVE TO PLAN AND PREPARE IN PINAL COUNTY AS A DAY OF WARFARE FOR OUR FOR OUR
ELECTION DAY. 
          VERY UNFORTUNATE. WHILE SERVING PROUDLY IN THE UNITED STATES FOR 20 YEARS,
NEVER DID I IMAGINE MYSELF STANDING BEFORE A GOVERNMENTAL BODY STATING MY CONCERNS REGARDING EFFORTS BY OUR OWN PRESIDENT TO, QUOTE,
CHEAT LIKE HELL. 
          END QUOTE. END QUOTE. IN THE ELECTION AND DESTROY OUR DEMOCRACY,
BUT HERE I AM. 
          I SWORE TO SUPPORT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AGAINST ALL ENEMIES,
FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC. 
          THIS ALLEGIANCE IS NEVER TO A PRESIDENT, ESPECIALLY NOT ONE WHO REFERS TO THE NEEDLESS
DEATHS OF OUR TROOPS IN HIS ILLEGAL WAR AS, QUOTE UNQUOTE, SMALL POTATOES. TRUMP'S PROPAGANDA OF GASLIGHTING AND SELF DEIFICATION OF. 
          I KNOW MORE ABOUT EVERYTHING THAN EVERYONE AND THE FIRE FIRE HOSE OF FALSEHOODS. 
          THE THE IDENTITY LOCK FOR FRAGILE EGOS AND WEARING RED HATS WAITING FOR $5,000 CHECKS
INFORMATION CONTROL TRYING TO END OUR FREE SPEECH, BANNING BOOKS, BLOCKING THE FREE PRESS, CALLING THEM ENEMIES OF THE PEOPLE AND
SCAPEGOATING, DEHUMANIZING AND BLAMING INNOCENT PEOPLE FOR EVERYTHING THAT'S WRONG IN OUR IN OUR WORLD
OR OUR COUNTRY. 
          NAZIS HAD MANY SLURS FOR THE JEWS, THE N WORD FOR AFRICAN AMERICANS,
WETBACKS AND NOW ILLEGALS FOR HISPANICS. 
          MANY SLURS FOR THE NON-BINARY AND THE SOMALIS ARE PET EATERS. 
          BUT THE MOST IMPORTANT SCAPEGOAT OF ALL JESUS. 
          ISAIAH 53 STATES QUOTE, THE LORD HAS LAID ON HIM THE INIQUITY OF ALL OF US. 
          OUR NEW FASCIST REALITY HAS ICE THUGS KILLING PEOPLE IN OUR STREETS,
AND AMERICANS STRUGGLING TO PAY FOR THEIR BASIC NEEDS. 
          AS THE BILLIONAIRES DINE AND DANCE IN THE GILDED BALLROOM,
THE WHITE CHRISTIAN NATIONALIST CULT OF CHARLIE KIRK AND FOLLOWERS HAS TAKEN TRUMP'S DIRECTION TO CHEAT LIKE HELL AND IS PUTTING UP FAKE,
NON-COMPLIANT POLITICAL SIGNS ALL OVER ARIZONA. 
          DEMOCRATS FOR BIGGS. NOTHING SAYS CHRISTIANITY LIKE PEDOPHILIA,
LYING AND CHEATING. 
          CHRISTIANITY AND WHITE CHRISTIAN NATIONALISM ARE NOT THE SAME. 
          IT'S THE POWER OF LOVE VERSUS THE LOVE OF POWER. 
          PEOPLE SAY NO TO KINGS AND CORRUPTION. THANK YOU. 
          ANYONE ELSE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT? YEAH. GO AHEAD ROBERTO. 
          I DIDN'T KNOW HOW MUCH I MISSED. YEAH. 
          ROBERTO ROVELLA, RESIDENT OF GOLD CANYON. FIRST OFF,
MR. VICE CHAIRMAN, I'D LIKE TO THANK THE BOARD FOR YOUR BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH
PROCLAMATION. 
          MALES ALSO GET BREAST CANCER. I LOST TWO DAUGHTERS TO BREAST CANCER. 
          I HAVE TWO GRANDSONS WHO CARRY THE BREAST CANCER GENETIC MUTATION. 
          SO THANK YOU FOR SPREADING AWARENESS OF THIS DISEASE. 
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MR. VICE CHAIRMAN, AT THE PREVIOUS SEPTEMBER 16TH BOARD MEETING,
I REPEATED MY REQUEST FOR A FORENSIC AUDIT OF THE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE TO IDENTIFY ANY INSTITUTIONAL WEAKNESSES THAT MAY BE CONTRIBUTING TO THE UNDENIABLE
CORRUPTION THAT HAS CHARACTERIZED THE CONDUCT OF PREVIOUS SHERIFFS. PAUL BABEU AND MARK LAMB. 
          A BACKGROUND OF UNCERTAIN INVESTIGATION OF WRONGDOING BY BOTH PREVIOUS SHERIFF'S THAT
INVOLVED THREATS OF MISUSING THEIR LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY TO SILENCE VICTIMS OF SEXUAL EXPLOITATION. 
          A MEXICAN MALE UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANT BOYFRIEND THREATENED BY SHERIFF BABEU AND VULNERABLE
WOMEN THREATENED BY SHERIFF LAMB. 
          ADDITIONALLY, ISSUES OF UNCERTAINTY ABOUT FINANCIAL QUESTIONS INVOLVING SHERIFF LAMB'S
FAILURE TO ENFORCE TAX DELINQUENCY ACTIONS AS A FAVOR TO A POLITICAL FRIEND. 
          INCLUDING RELUCTANCE TO ADMIT RECEIVING OUTSIDE PERSONAL COMPENSATION FROM REALITY SHOW
PRODUCERS USING COUNTY FACILITIES AND RESOURCES, PLUS QUESTIONABLE EXPENDITURE OF JAIL INMATES WELFARE FUNDS
TOPPED BY FAILURE TO PURSUE MARK LAMB'S COMMITMENT OF PERJURY WHEN ORGANIZING HIS SHERIFF'S NONPROFITS ASSOCIATION. 
          PROFIT ASSOCIATION WITH ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION CERTIFICATE,
WHERE HE FALSELY SIGNED THAT HE HAD NEVER FILED FOR BANKRUPTCY. DESPITE THIS UNFORTUNATE BACKGROUND OF THE BOARD'S FAILURE TO CONFRONT
SHERIFF LAMB'S FLAWED JUDGMENT. 
          THE CHAIRMAN, MCCLURE, AT THE SEPTEMBER 16TH MEETING,
EXPRESSED DOUBT THAT THE BOARD HAS AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT A FORENSIC AUDIT OF THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND ASKED THE DEPUTY COUNTY ATTORNEY FOR ADVICE ADVICE THAT SHE SAID SHE DID NOT
IMMEDIATELY HAVE. 
          TO ENSURE TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY, PLEASE PLACE ON THE AGENDA THIS ONGOING NEED
FOR A FORENSIC AUDIT SO THE PUBLIC CAN BE FULLY INFORMED ON HOW BOARD MEMBERS ARE EXERCISING OR NOT. 
          YOUR FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT PINAL COUNTY TAXPAYERS INTERESTS. 
          THANK YOU, MR. VICE CHAIRMAN. ANYONE ELSE? DO YOU WANT THEM BOTH AT THE SAME TIME? GOOD MORNING. 
          I'M FROM SAN MANUEL. I HAVE JUST INTRODUCED MY ADDRESS. 
          EMAIL, ALL MY CONTACT INFORMATION ALONG WITH MY NEWSPAPER FOR OCTOBER. 
          PUBLISHED FOR THE PEOPLE OF SAN MANUEL. THEY ARE A RURAL,
UNINCORPORATED COMMUNITY OF SAN MANUEL. 
          OF PINAL COUNTY. PARDON ME. AND THEY ARE THE VICTIMS OF CORRUPTION AND ABUSE BY CORPORATE
INTERESTS IN THE MINING COMPANY AND NEGLECT BY THE U.S. FOREST SERVICE AND THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT. 
          SO I COME HERE TO TRY TO GET SOME ASSISTANCE,
AND I FIND THAT THERE'S EVEN MORE CORRUPTION GOING ON WITH MY DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE, WHO SEEMS TO BE ABSENT TODAY. I GUESS HE'S TIRED OF LOOKING AT ME IN THE EYE WHILE HE LIES
TO ME. 
          I AM VERY UPSET WITH ALL THE COLLUSION THAT'S GOING ON. 
          AND AS MR. ROUVELAS HAS REPEATEDLY ASKED FOR AN AUDIT OF THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT,
WHICH I AGREE WITH HIM 100%, I WILL REPEATEDLY ASK FOR AN AUDIT OF THE SPENDING IN SAN MANUEL FEDERAL DOLLARS. 
          READ BROWNFIELD FUNDING, CDBG GRANT FUNDING,
PUBLIC WORKS DOLLARS. 
          I WANT TO KNOW ALL ABOUT IT, BECAUSE WHAT WE KNOW NOW IS THAT THE ONLY THING HAPPENING IN
SAN MANUEL IS THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE HAS ITS OWN 5G TOWER NOW, AND A LOT OF ACTIVITY GOING ON DOWN THERE. 
          AND I HEAR SIRENS AT TWO IN THE MORNING NOW,
WHICH I NEVER USED TO HEAR BEFORE. 
          AND THE MINING OPERATION FROM CANADA IS REVVING UP WITH BIG OLD TRUCKS AND DUMPSTERS AND
ALL KINDS OF STUFF. 
          LIKE THEY'RE GETTING READY TO TEAR UP THE LOWER SAN PEDRO RIVER VALLEY IN MY BACKYARD. 
          AND THIS COUNTY ACTS LIKE THEY CAN'T DO A DANG THING TO HELP ME. 
          OH, AND THE CLOSEST I GET IS THAT MR. MCCLURE HAS OFFERED TO CLOSE THE COMMUNITY CENTER
FOR RENOVATIONS THAT WE DON'T NEED, FORCING RED HAWK EXPLORATIONS, AKA FARADAY COPPER,
TO HOLD THEIR PUBLIC MEETINGS. 
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PLEASE NOTE THE AIR QUOTES ON THE AUDIO IN THE ELKS CLUB LODGE,
WHICH IS BEING RENOVATED WITH BROWNFIELD FUNDING. 
          ALL OF THESE THINGS GO TOGETHER. KENNEDY IV. OH MY GOD,
HE WORKS FOR RED HAWK EXPLORATION. 
          USED TO WORK FOR THE COUNTY. STILL BUDDY BUDDY WITH JEFFREY MCCLURE. 
          I'VE HAD IT UP TO MY EYEBALLS WITH THE CORRUPTION IN THIS COUNTY. 
          YOU GUYS RIVAL THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT? I MET WITH YOU PERSONALLY,
MR. SAADI. I ASKED YOU FOR AN AUDIT OF SAN MANUEL. 
          I WANT IT ON THE RECORD TO KNOW THAT WE DID MEET. 
          I DID ASK YOU PERSONALLY TO LOOK INTO IT, BECAUSE MY DISTRICT SUPERVISOR IS NOT PAYING
ATTENTION TO ME. 
          HE HANGS UP ON ME. HE WON'T RETURN MY CALLS. HE'S LEE REFUSED TO HOLD A PUBLIC MEETING IN
SAN MANUEL WHERE WE CAN HAVE A TOWN HALL. 
          IT'S DESPICABLE. AND, MR. VITIELLO, I HAVE BEEN NOTICING YOU ON SOCIAL MEDIA. 
          WOULD YOU SHUT UP WITH YOUR PROMOTIONS OF YOUR LITTLE REPUBLICAN FRIENDS? YOU DO NOT NEED TO BE USING MY TAX TIME TO BE ON PUBLIC MEDIA PROMOTING THERESA METZ. 
          IT'S DESPICABLE. STOP IT. ANYONE ELSE? I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT. MR. VITIELLO, YOU WERE NAMED. DO YOU WANT TO RESPOND? NO TIME TO CREATE ANY MORE NONSENSE. THANK YOU. 
          SO, LEO, WE DID GET SOME CLARITY ON OUR AUDIT CAPABILITIES. 
          MAYBE IN THE NEXT COUNTY MANAGER'S REPORT, YOU CAN JUST SAY WHAT WE CAN AND CANNOT DO,
ESPECIALLY WITH COMMUNITIES AND THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, AND THAT EVEN IF WE DO DO THOSE AUDITS,
IT MAY NOT BE A PUBLIC FOR THE PUBLIC. 
          SO LET'S HAVE A REPORT ON THAT MAYBE IN THE NEXT MEETING OR TWO. 
          THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER NINE. WE CAN ACTUALLY DO NINE,
TEN, AND 11 TOGETHER. 
          [9. 	Public Hearing and discussion/approval/disapproval of Resolution No. 2026-PZ-PA-019-25, a Resolution approving case PZ-PA-019-25; Keith Nichter, agent for Desert Crest Energy Storage LLC, on behalf of the property owners, Bianco 20 LLC and Kunthara Jacob John & Preethy Jacob Co-Trust, is requesting approval of a non-major comprehensive plan amendment of ±40.0 acres from Moderate Low Density Residential (1-3.5 du/ac) to General Public Facilities/Services to develop a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS), Substation, and Ancillary Equipment, situated in Section 21, Township 06 South, Range 05 East of the Gila and Salt River Base and Meridian, tax parcels 503-41-005A, 503-41-005B, and 503-41-0060, located at the Southwest corner of Guardia Drive and N. Bianco Road in the Casa Grande area of unincorporated Pinal County, AZ. The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval (8-0) of case PZ-PA-019-25 with no stipulations. Supervisor District #3. (Samuel Amaya/Dedrick Denton)]
THIS IS A DISCUSSION OF APPROVAL OF 2026PZPA01925 AND THEN TEN AND 11 ALSO. 
          HELLO, VICE CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. MY NAME IS SAM AMAYA. 
          I AM THE PLANNER ASSIGNED TO THIS CASE. EXCUSE ME. 
          I'M READING INTO THIS, THE RECORD, THIS PRESENTATION AS I HAD TO MAKE SOME EDITS TO IT
AFTER THE AGENDA WAS PUBLISHED. 
          SO THESE THESE THREE CASES ALL RELATE TO THE SAME PROJECT IS TITLED THE DESERT CREST
ENERGY STORAGE. 
          SO TO BREAK DOWN EACH CASE INDIVIDUALLY, PPA019-25 IS A NON MAJOR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
AMENDMENT OF APPROXIMATELY 40 ACRES FROM MODERATE, LOW, LOW,
LOW, LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL TO GENERAL PUBLIC FACILITIES. 
          SLASH SERVICES TO DEVELOP THE SITE AS A BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM OR A BASE SUBSTATION
AND ANCILLARY EQUIPMENT. 
          P022-25 IS A REZONING REQUEST OF THE SAME 40 ACRES FROM GENERAL RURAL TO INDUSTRIAL I
THREE AND THEN PPD017-25 IS A PLANNED AREA DEVELOPMENT ON THE SAME 40 ACRES. 
          THE SUBJECT SITE IS LOCATED AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF GARDEA DRIVE AND NORTH BIANCO ROAD, AND IT IS WEST OF THE CITY OF CASA GRANDE AND THE APPLICANT IS KEITH NICHTER OF
KIMLEY-HORN AND THE PROPERTY OWNERS ARE JACOB, JOHN AND PREFERABLY JACOB ECOTRUST AND THEN BIANCO 20 LLC. 
          SO THIS SHOWS THE COUNTY MAP IN COMPARISON TO THE SUBJECT SITE SHOWING IT IS ACTUALLY A
LITTLE BIT SOUTHWEST OF CASA GRANDE. 
          SO THIS IS THE VICINITY MAP. THE BROWN IS THE CITY OF CASA GRANDE. 
          SO IT IS BORDERING THE CITY OF CASA GRANDE. AND THEN THIS IS A CURRENT AERIAL OF THE SITE. 
          AND THEN THIS IS THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN EXISTING OF IT. 
          IT IS MODERATE LOW DENSITY. AND THEN THEY ARE. 
          AS I STATED BEFORE, THEY ARE PROPOSING THE GENERAL PUBLIC FACILITIES SERVICES,
AND THEN THIS IS THE EXISTING ZONING SURROUNDING THE SITE SHOWING IT IS GENERAL RURAL AND IN THE PROPOSED I THREE WITH A PAD, AND THEN THESE ARE THE SITE POSTINGS OF THE
BROADCAST SIGNS PUT OUT BY THE APPLICANT, 
          [00:55:04]
AS WELL AS THE NOTICES PUT OUT BY STAFF. AND THEN TO BREAK DOWN THE SITE PLAN. 
          IT DOES HAVE A SUBSTATION WHICH IS GOING TO BE LOCATED ON THE NORTHEAST CORNER AS WELL AS
A LAY DOWN AREA WHICH WOULD BE CONVERTED INTO A FUTURE BASE. THERE ARE MOBILE OFFICE TRAILERS AND PARKING,
AS WELL AS STORAGE CONTAINERS, THE AFOREMENTIONED BASE, AND THEN A RETENTION BASIN. 
          SO TO BREAK DOWN A LITTLE BIT MORE, THIS PROJECT WILL SUPPORT APS'S INVESTMENT IN THE
AREA, AND THE SUBJECT SITE IS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY LESS THAN 500FT OF A PLANNED A P S BIANCO
SUBSTATION FOR FIRE FIRE SAFETY. THE APPLICANT STATED THAT THEY WILL BE FOLLOWING ALL LOCAL FIRE CODES,
INCLUDING THE NFPA855, 2026 VERSION AND AS WELL AS THE OSHA 19291926 STANDARDS. 
          AND ALSO AN EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN WILL BE PREPARED IN COLLABORATION WITH FIRST
RESPONDERS PRIOR TO THE START OF CONSTRUCTION. 
          AND THEN LASTLY, THERE ARE IS A DECOMMISSIONING PLAN THAT WAS SUBMITTED. 
          THIS WOULD INCLUDE THOSE POINTS ARE POINTS THAT OF THE DECOMMISSIONING PLAN THAT WILL BE
IMPLEMENTED AT THE END OF THE LIFESTYLE. 
          SO I STATED BEFORE, IT IS APPROXIMATELY SOUTHWEST OF A PLAN BIANCO STATION. 
          SO THE SUBJECT SITE WOULD BE CARRYING SOME OF THE POWER THAT'S GENERATED THERE. 
          EXCUSE ME. AND THEN LASTLY, JUST TO SUMMARIZE THE INFORMATION,
THEY ARE REQUESTING A REZONING. 
          THAT SHOULD BE A MAJOR, NON MAJOR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT FROM A MODERATE LOW DENSITY
TO GENERAL PUBLIC FACILITIES I APOLOGIZE. 
          AND THEN THE REZONING OF 40 ACRES FROM GENERAL RURAL TO INDUSTRIAL I3,
AS WELL AS A PLANNED AREA DEVELOPMENT TO AMEND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS AND THE PERMITTED USES. THE SUBJECT SITE WILL BE ACCESSED FROM NORTH BIANCO ROAD,
AND THEN A TRAFFIC IMPACT STATEMENT WILL BE SUBMITTED AT A SITE PLAN REVIEW, AS WELL AS A DRAINAGE REPORT. CURRENTLY WE HAVE RECEIVED SEVEN LETTERS OF SUPPORT
FROM THE APPLICANT RELATED TO THIS CASE. AND AT THE AUGUST 20TH PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING,
THE COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF ALL CASES AS AN EIGHT TO 8 TO 0 VOTE, SUBJECT TO ALL STIPULATIONS AS OUTLINED IN THE STAFF REPORT. 
          TO BREAK DOWN EACH MOTION INDIVIDUALLY. SHOULD THE BOARD WISH TO APPROVE THE NON-MAJOR
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT, STAFF IS PROVIDING NO STIPULATIONS FOR THE REZONE. 
          IF THE BOARD WISHES TO APPROVE PZ022-25, STAFF IS PROVIDING THE FOLLOWING TWO
STIPULATIONS, AND THEN FOR CASE PZPD017-25, STAFF IS PROVIDING THE FOLLOWING 18 STIPULATIONS. 
          THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. 
          ANY QUESTIONS ON NINE, 10 OR 11? THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. 
          WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO COMMENT ON NINE, 10 OR 11? IT'S JUST A QUESTION. BESS. I DIDN'T SEE IT DEFINED. 
          THE ONLY BEST I CAN COME UP WITH IS A SISTER IN THE NOVEL LITTLE WOMEN. 
          SO I WANT TO KNOW WHAT BESS STANDS FOR. AND IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN THERE AND I MIGHT HAVE
MISSED IT. 
          THANK YOU. OKAY. OH, YES. MY NAME IS DIA AND I LIVE IN UNINCORPORATED PINAL COUNTY. 
          WE DIDN'T HAVE THE COMPANY REPS COME UP YET. WE'LL HAVE THEM COME UP IF THERE'S ANY MORE
PUBLIC COMMENT. 
          DOES HE KNOW THE ANSWER? YES, I DO HAVE THE ANSWERS. 
          SO BEST IS AN ACRONYM. IT STANDS FOR BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM. 
          OKAY. IF THERE'S NO MORE COMMENT, WOULD THE REPRESENTATIVE WANT TO ADDRESS. 
          MR. VICE CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, NICK WOODS,
SNELL, WILMER, ONE EAST WASHINGTON STREET, PHOENIX, AND I REPRESENT PLUS POWER. I WAS HERE IN JUNE WITH ANOTHER PLUS POWER PROJECT. 
          THIS ONE WAS IN SUPERVISOR GOODMAN'S DISTRICT WITH WITHIN THE SAN TAN CORPORATE LIMITS. 
          WE COME HERE WITH THE SAME LEVEL OF SUPPORT STAFF SUPPORT,
UNANIMOUS RECOMMENDATION OF SUPPORT FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION, 
          [01:00:02]
WHICH I ALWAYS TAKE GREAT PRIDE IN. AND NO OPPOSITION AND OF COURSE,
SUPPORT FROM ALL OF OUR SURROUNDING NEIGHBORS. 
          I THINK WE HAVE A PRESENTATION. WE DON'T KNOW. 
          THERE WAS NO PRESENTATION SUBMITTED TO THE CLERK OF THE BOARD OFFICE OR ATTACHED TO THE
AGENDA ITEM. 
          OKAY. WE HAVE ONE YESTERDAY, BUT SO LET ME GO OVER IT. 
          THERE WERE SEVERAL CONSIDERATIONS MADE BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION. 
          NUMBER ONE OF COURSE WAS THE DEVELOPER PLUS POWER. 
          THE BEST PART ABOUT PLUS POWER IS THIS IS ALL THEY DO. 
          UNLIKE MANY OTHER ENERGY COMPANIES, THEY ONLY DO BATTERY STORAGE. 
          THEY'VE BEEN IN BUSINESS FOR OVER EIGHT YEARS. 
          THEY HAVE PROJECTS. THEY HAVE NOT NINE OPERATING PROJECTS RIGHT NOW TWO IN NEW ENGLAND,
FOUR IN TEXAS, TWO HERE IN ARIZONA, ONE IN AVONDALE, ONE IN GILBERT. 
          THEY HAVE ONE IN HAWAII AND THEY HAVE ONE UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN NEW MEXICO. 
          THEY AND OF COURSE THIS OTHER ONE WILL BE UNDER CONSTRUCTION WITH RESPECT TO THE NEED. 
          WE ALL KNOW THAT THERE'S A TREMENDOUS NEED FOR BATTERY STORAGE. 
          ONE OF THE THINGS THAT BATTERY STORAGE DOES IS IT BRINGS BALANCE TO THE SYSTEM. 
          WHEN I MOVED HERE FROM MILWAUKEE TO START PRACTICING LAW HERE IN ARIZONA IN 1985,
THERE'S ABOUT 100,000 PEOPLE IN PINAL COUNTY. 
          TODAY THERE'S WELL OVER 500,000. AND THE GROWTH WILL CONTINUE. 
          AND AS THAT GROWTH CONTINUES, MORE INFRASTRUCTURE,
ELECTRICAL INFRASTRUCTURE IN PARTICULAR WILL HAVE TO BE BUILT BY BOTH SRP AS WELL AS APS. 
          SO THE NEED, OF COURSE IS SIGNIFICANT. IN ADDITION,
THE BENEFITS THERE'S A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF PROPERTY TAX, ABOUT $1 MILLION A YEAR IN PROPERTY TAXES PLUS JOB GENERATION. 
          AND FINALLY, SAFETY. WE HAVE OUR SAFETY ENGINEER,
ERIC WOOD HERE, WHO'S VERY HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING SAFETY. 
          BUT THEY HAVE THE STATE OF THE ART BATTERIES AND SYSTEMS. AND IT'LL WORK VERY WELL. SO WITH THAT, WE'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT
HAVE. 
          ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? YES, MR. CHAIR. VICE CHAIR IF THERE WAS A BUNCH OF THOSE HOUSES
NORTH OF THE PROJECT THAT WERE. I KNOW IT'S IF WE CAN PULL THAT BACK UP JUST TO SEE,
AND THEN MY QUESTION IS WHAT ARE THE SETBACKS? YEAH. MR. CHAIRMAN SUPERVISOR THOSE ARE NOT HOMES. 
          THOSE ARE ACTUALLY IT'S A PAPER LOSS, ESSENTIALLY. 
          OKAY. SETBACKS WERE ACTUALLY REQUIRED TO HAVE A 50 FOOT SETBACK. 
          WE HAVE 100 FOOT SETBACK. OKAY. WHO'S THE FIRE DEPARTMENT THAT'S GOING TO BE SERVICING
THIS AREA? IT'LL BE RURAL METRO. RURAL METRO. OKAY. AND YOU DO HAVE AN AGREEMENT WITH THEM OR ARE
STILL WORKING ON THAT. 
          I BELIEVE WE HAVE. I'LL LET THE BOSS COME AND ANSWER THAT QUESTION. 
          GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS MATTHEW. LUKE 2620 WEST SUMMERSIDE ROAD,
LAVEEN, ARIZONA, 85041. 
          TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, YES, WE ARE WORKING WITH RURAL METRO. RURAL METRO IS ALSO OUR
SERVICE PROVIDER FOR COPPER BASIN. 
          WE HAD BEEN HERE BEFORE. WE ARE WORKING ON AN AGREEMENT AND IT IS KIND OF PENDING VERSUS
THE ENTITLEMENTS OF THIS PROJECT. 
          SO BUT WE DO HAVE A DRAFT AGREEMENT WORKING WITH THEM. 
          WE ARE ALSO WORKING WITH THE CITY OF CASA GRANDE BECAUSE THEY ARE A VERY CLOSE NEIGHBOR TO
US. 
          SO WHENEVER WE HAVE A PROJECT THAT HAS OTHER COMMUNITIES INVOLVED,
WE ALWAYS DO TRAIN ADJACENT AGENCIES AND COORDINATE OUR EFFORTS. 
          IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION FROM THE CITY OR THEY'RE NEUTRAL? ABSOLUTELY NONE FROM THE CITY. WE'VE MET WITH CITY MANAGER LARRY RAINS AS WELL AS THE
MAYOR ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, AND THEY'RE VERY FAMILIAR WITH THAT PROJECT AND THE PROXIMITY TO THEIR BORDERS OF THE
CITY. 
          OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YES. ANYONE ELSE? I APOLOGIZE,
SAM AMAYA, THE PLANNER AGAIN. 
          I JUST WANTED TO PUT IT IN THE RECORD THAT THE APPLICANT DID DID SUBMIT A POWERPOINT,
AND I DID SEND IT TO THE CLERK OF THE BOARD JUST NOW. 
          OKAY. ANY MORE DISCUSSION AMONG THE BOARD? IF NOT,
I'LL ASK FOR A MOTION. 
          AND I THINK WE'RE GOING TO DO THEM ONE AT A TIME ON MOTION ON ITEM NUMBER NINE. 
          CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. I THOUGHT I DID. SO I'LL CLOSE IT AGAIN. 
          AND NOW I'LL ASK FOR MORE DISCUSSION OR A MOTION ON ITEM NUMBER NINE. 
          MR. CHAIRMAN, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM NUMBER NINE AS PRESENTED WITH NO
STIPULATIONS. 
          SECOND. SECOND. THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND. 
          ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ITEM NUMBER NINE PASSES. 
          [10. Public Hearing and discussion/approval/disapproval of Ordinance No. 2026-PZ-022-25, an Ordinance approving case PZ-022-25; Keith Nichter, agent for Desert Crest Energy Storage LLC, on behalf of the property owners, Bianco 20 LLC and Kunthara Jacob John & Preethy Jacob Co-Trust, is requesting approval of a rezoning of ±40.0 acres from GR General Rural Zone to I-3 Industrial Zoning District to develop a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS), Substation, and Ancillary Equipment, situated in Section 21, Township 06 South, Range 05 East of the Gila and Salt River Base and Meridian, Assessor Parcel Numbers: 503-41-005A, 503-41-005B, and 503-41-0060, located at the Southwest corner of Guardia Drive and N. Bianco Road in the Casa Grande area of unincorporated Pinal County, AZ. The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval (8-0) of case PZ-022-25 with two (2) stipulations. Supervisor District #3. (Samuel Amaya/Dedrick Denton)]
          [01:05:01]
ITEM NUMBER TEN. IS THERE A MOTION? MR. CHAIRMAN,
I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM NUMBER TEN WITH TWO STIPULATIONS. 
          SECOND, THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND ANY. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THAT ONE PASSES. AND THEN ITEM NUMBER 11,
A MOTION. 
          [11. 	Public Hearing and discussion/approval/disapproval of Ordinance No. 2026-PZ-PD-017-25, an Ordinance approving case PZ-PD-017-25; Keith Nichter, agent for Desert Crest Energy Storage LLC, on behalf of the property owners, Bianco 20 LLC and Kunthara Jacob John & Preethy Jacob Co-Trust, is requesting approval of a Planned Area Development (PAD) Overlay Zoning District to allow amended development standards, consistent with PZ-022-25, situated in Section 21, Township 06 South, Range 05 East of the Gila and Salt River Base and Meridian, Assessor Parcel Numbers: 503-41-005A, 503-41-005B, and 503-41-0060, located at the Southwest corner of Guardia Drive and N. Bianco Road in the Casa Grande area of unincorporated Pinal County, AZ. The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval (8-0) of case PZ-PD-017-25 with eighteen (18) stipulations. Supervisor District #3. (Samuel Amaya/Dedrick Denton)]
MR. CHAIRMAN, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM NUMBER 11 WITH 18 STIPULATIONS. 
          SECOND. AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? AND THAT ONE PASSES ALSO. ITEM NUMBER 12. DISCUSSION. 
          [12. Discussion/approval/disapproval of revisions to Policy 2.75 Pinal County Geographic Information Systems. (Sarah Hess/Jason Cantrell/April Holley)]
DISAPPROVAL FOR REVISIONS TO PINAL COUNTY. GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS. GOOD MORNING. CHAIRMAN. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. 
          SARAH HESS, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES DEPARTMENT. 
          I DID WANT THE RECORD TO SHOW THAT WE DID PROVIDE THE CLERK OF THE BOARD'S OFFICE AND
UPDATED DOCUMENT THAT WAS ORIGINALLY POSTED WITH THE AGENDA, WITH THE DATES CORRECTED. I JUST WANTED TO GIVE A QUICK OVERVIEW OF THE PURPOSE OF THE
REVISION AND WHY WE'RE BRINGING IT TO YOU TODAY. 
          OUR ORIGINAL POLICY WAS PUBLISHED IN JUNE 2008. 
          G. I S HAS CHANGED GREATLY THROUGH THE PINAL COUNTY ORGANIZATION SINCE THAT DATE. 
          GIS USED TO BE CONTAINED IN ONE SMALL DEPARTMENT AND OUR PRIMARY PRODUCTS WERE PAPER MAPS
AND PDF MAPS. 
          THAT HAS CHANGED GREATLY SINCE THEN. GIS WORK IS BEING DONE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY IN A
MAJORITY OF OUR DEPARTMENTS. 
          IT IS NOW AVAILABLE ENTERPRISE WIDE. PRETTY MUCH EVERY DEPARTMENT IN THE COUNTY IS USING
GIS NOW IN SOME WAY. 
          THIS. WE NOW HAVE WEB APPLICATIONS. OUR DATA IS MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE WEB. 
          WE'VE INCREASED OUR DATA ACCESSIBILITY. WE HAVE UPDATED COUNTY WORKFLOWS FOR ACCESSING GIS
DATA AND GIS APPLICATIONS INTERNALLY AND EXTERNALLY. 
          WE'VE NOW MOVED TO AN OPEN DATA PORTAL. SO DATA THAT'S BEEN APPROVED BY THE BOARD HAS NOW
BEEN MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. 
          WE ALSO DO NOT ANY LONGER REQUIRE IGA AGREEMENTS OR MOUS FOR APPROVED DATA. 
          WITH OUR GOVERNMENT SHARING PARTNERS, WE FREELY SHARE THAT DATA WITH OUR GOVERNMENT
PARTNERS. 
          GIS IS ALSO INCORPORATED IN A LOT OF APPLICATION INTEGRATIONS. 
          SO A LOT OF APPLICATIONS THAT STAFF USE ON A DAILY BASIS NOW INTEGRATES WITH GIS. 
          SO THAT'S WHY THE MAIN REASONS OF WHY WE WANTED TO BRING THIS POLICY TO YOUR ATTENTION. 
          AND THAT'S ALL THAT I HAD. IF YOU HAD ANY QUESTIONS. 
          ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? IF NOT,
WE'LL ASK FOR A MOTION. 
          MR. CHAIRMAN, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM NUMBER 12 AS PRESENTED. 
          IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND? THERE'S A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? AND THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. 
          THANK YOU. ITEM 13. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY ITEMS FOR FUTURE AGENDAS? 
          [13. Discussion of Board Members' request for future agenda item(s) and/or reports to be presented at upcoming meetings. (Jeffrey McClure)  ]
I'VE ALREADY ASKED THE COUNTY MANAGER TO ADDRESS THE POSSIBLE AUDIT SITUATION. 
          ANYONE ELSE? THINK ANYTHING? I'M GOOD. IF NONE,
THEN WE WILL BE ADJOURNED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.